the uninsured

noun

: people who do not have insurance

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In 2023, the uninsured rate in the U.S. dropped to a historic low, a product of Obama-era expansions of coverage and a federal mandate preventing states from disenrolling people from Medicaid during the pandemic. Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 This would be caused by people forgoing medical care because of its particularly high cost to the uninsured. Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Data on the uninsured rate hasn't quite caught up, bouncing between 7.7 and 8.5 percent from mid-2023 to September 2024. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025 In 2024 the uninsured rate was 8.2%, near the all-time low, in large part because of the Medicaid expansion under the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the uninsured

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“The uninsured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20uninsured. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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